September 20, 1879 Jacobo Conrad, [Coco Lepol/Elias Martinus], Cura‡aos composer September 20, 1879 US Grants come to San Francisco for elaborate extended visit September 20, 1879 Victor Seastrom, Silbodal Sweden, director (Wind, Under the Red Robe) September 23, 1879 Baldwin steam motors tram 1st tried in Sydney Australia September 23, 1879 Richard Rhodes invented a hearing aid called the Audiophone September 25, 1879 Luis da Costa, composer September 26, 1879 Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria, writer (Fairy, Samodiva Fee) September 27, 1879 Cyril M Scott, English pianist/composer/author (Heroic Suite) September 28, 1879 Benjamin Christensen, Viborg Denmark, actor (Barnet, Mockery) September 28, 1879 Nathan C. Meeker, U.S., poet/writer, murdered September 28, 1879 Sydney Australia inaugurates steam motor tram route September 29, 1879 Joaquin Nin y Castellanos, composer September 29, 1879 NL owners meeting in Buffalo adopt reserve clause, giving each team exclusive rights to their players September 30, 1879 Ernst Isler, composer September 30, 1879 Henry Casadesus, composer October 1, 1879 Cincinnati Enquirer publishes 1st report on baseball reserve clause October 2, 1879 Wallace Stevens, Reading Pa, poet (Ideas of Order) October 5, 1879 Halfdan Cleve, composer October 5, 1879 John Erskine, U.S., poet/pianist (Private Life of Helen of Troy) October 7, 1879 Germany & Austrian-Hungary sign Twofold Covenant